LyleK1

Good to see you back at it! I just restarted mine as well... been a few months and i need to get back up to speed but it won't take long!

Clumsy and not paying close enough attention... it happens to the best of us! I appreciate your thoughts... no changes at home... unfortunately. However, I do have some help and wandered back to my workshop a few days ago! Although, I cannot spend as much time as I was on her... expect to see some updates again in the near future. The Bounty will get done!

They are on the stern... but I get your question. I used a brass tubing which is softer and easier to work... using a small amount of heat and a thread spool as a form, I just heated it up and bent it around the spool. As a side not, unfortunately, I bumped the starboard side tubing during some of the rigging work and broke the wire going to the light in the lantern... about made me cry!! I tried for several hours to get a piece of the wire pulled out to reconnect it... in the end, I had to give up... just is not possible. Makes me sick! But stuff happens!

Just a quick update... Some times in life we are dealt a hand that doesn't seem fair! I'm dealing with that right now as my wife is very ill and I am spending most of my days caring for her. The Bounty is on hold for now but not forgotten and I will finish her but priorities come first. Hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I see you all then!

Yes! The link is in my signature area!

Thanks Mort!

Takes a bit to get back into things! But after a few days of familiarizing myself, I got moving on finishing the main mast. I decided to furl the sails on the main mast. It keeps the sails and associated lines present but leaves the ship more open to viewing. And it still meets the look I am trying to achieve Here are a few pictures with top gallant and top sails essentially done and the course sail in progress with the lower yard just installed today: And off we go! More in a few days as I am focused on getting through the build by years' end... but not rushing it!

We had a fantastic time! But it is good to be home!

Back at it! A month in Europe and a week of jet lag! Updates coming soon!

Welcome back!

So for this update, I thought I would go through how I mount a sail to the yard and then mount the yard and run the rigging for that sail. The sail I'm working on is the Main Top Sail. I begin by cutting several small ropes about 2.5" long to tie the sail to the yard. Once cut, using a needle, I attach each piece to the sail: ... and tie it to the yard using a simple overhand knot. After all are attached and the sail positioned equally side to side, I cut the excess rope and use a dab of CA glue on the knots to ensure nothing comes loose: Next, I layout the position of the blocks to be added to the sail and tie the block needed: The blocks are attached with a simple overhand knot and the loose ends removed, again, using a spot of glue on each: I cheat a little when hanging my yards! Trust me, it makes thing soooo much easier in the long run. There is so much work that goes into each and every sail that it is nearly impossible to get the yard to stay put! I cut a small piece of brass rod and drill a hole into the mast and the yard in the position that I plan to mount the yard. A dab of CA is used on the mast side of the rod only... I do not glue the yard to the rod. This allows me some freedom of movement but not so much as to be frustrating: The yard is mounted: Let the rigging begin! I do the yard lifts first. I run the lines to their end points but I do not tie them off until I have the lines run for each type. So, for example, I run all the bunt and leech lines before tightening and tying off: And then I realized I had forgotten to attach the Parrel to the yard before hanging! Not too difficult to recover! But would've been a whole lot easier to have done it on the table: Once all the lines are run, I begin drawing them up to shape my sail. As noted, I'm displaying my Bounty with the sails in a dry-set configuration. The sail is shaped but still needs some finesse! In this case, I'll leave the lines loose until I have the Main sail up and can figure out what will look best: It looks similar to the Fore mast top sail... maybe to much... dunno yet! I am going through rope so fast! I have to stop and make more before moving on. Be back in a month or so! Off to Europe for a month!

This will be my next build... your log and pictures are on the top of my list for reference. Very nice!

The sails have been aged... Attaching to the yards is up next.

What a great summer! Lots of boating, sunshine, good friends and good food! Back in the work shop for a few weeks before heading to Europe for a month later this month! After tying a whole lot of blocks, I've completed the main mast and mizzen mast yards. Additionally, the mizzen booms are done too: With all of them completed, I'll be concentrating on aging the sails (method shown in a previous post) and hanging them on the yards and boom. Hoping to get this work done before leaving... again! Still hopeful of finishing her by years' end! We'll see!

My final update for a few months... off on the boat until late August! Just about finished with the yards and booms for the main mast and mizzen mast: Some quick pictures of the current state of the Bounty: Be back at it in September! Expecting to finish by years' end. Have a great summer and thanks for hanging with my log!